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Every week we get a lot of people wanting to buy a Monthly Jam, Jelly & Preserves Membership for themselves, just to enjoy a little taste of the good life, or as a memory making gift for a friend, associate or family member. The number one question we get each week: “What’s the Actual Difference Between Jelly, Jam and Preserves?”

Some people think it depend on where you come from what you call it, others think it has to do with the quality of the product, but actually that’s not it at all, though in fact, it’s no big secret and is really quite simple.

First of all, jelly, jam and preserves are all made by combining 3 primary ingredients: the fruit, the sweetener (usually sugar, sometimes honey or some other natural or sugar free substitutes) and the pectin. The ONLY difference between jelly, jam and preserves is the form in which that all important fruit come in.

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Boooooooooooooo, …….. OK, enough of the dramatics, lets get down to business! So you’re planning to have this sensational yet sophisticated, semi scary, sorta sexy, seasonal social soirée for Halloween and of course you need to find the perfect wine for the one day of the year when Susie in accounting isn’t the sweetest thing in the room.

Hey, there’s going to be all sorts of calorie crowded, cavity creating, canine corrupting cupcakes, candy corn and chocolate, chocolate, chocolate up the ying-yang!

Aha, but that’s where “Count Roccola” comes to your rescue! Here’s what you need to keep those sugar coated taste buds awake and capable of actually tasting and enjoying wines that will directly heighten the enjoyment of sweets on this most “unholy of nights,” according to my friend, Dentist
Dan, who smilingly counts on Halloween to make his next 12 Porsche payments for the year!

A Late Harvest Riesling: OK, the higher priced German Rieslings are absolutely “To Die For,” so maybe you want to spurge on this holiday for the dead, but the California made Rieslings, especially those coming to us from the “Golden Coast Region” are by far the best deal. A Late Harvest Riesling is a sassy, seductive, succulently sweet, yet deeply complex white wine. It is absolutely amazing as a dessert wine, with its natural fruity and floral fragrance and flavors.

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OK, I’ve got a riddle for y’all!

What do:

(1) Former World Championship Wrestling Star and current illustrious “Sex Kitten” Stacy Keibler

(2) The Presidential Election

(3) A list of “30 Reasons To Be Thankful” this year

(4) The Worlds Dirtiest Sport”

(5) The Coolest Cars Of 2009

and

(6) Gourmet Bacon from BaconFreak.com

all have in common?????

Answer: They are ALL proudly featured in the brand new, November edition of Maxim Magazine.

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Well, we can certainly help you with that matter, because as of today; Coastal Vineyards Wine Club’s “Message In A Bottle” Wine Review is official ‘Is On The Air!”

Sit back and enjoy wine aficionado and www.cvwine.com owner Rocco Loosbrock as he graciously grants you passage into his very own “VIP Vino Vault” and enthusiastically shares some of the wine world’s best kept secrets with his viewers.

This simply is “Must See Online T.V.” as Rocco brings everything of interest and educational value to the table with a very laid back, friendly, comfortable, relaxed, and “down to earth” manner.

Sometimes it’s exhilarating, sometimes it fascinating, sometimes it just plain entertaining and funny but you’ll always walk away from the experience with 4 or 5 golden tid-bits of information that will impress and astound your friends, making them believe you are truly a wine connoisseur worthy of their respect and attention.

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Recently I met with Jennifer, she told me that she has been cooking for years, since early childhood. She remembers trying to cook all kinds of things throughout high school and college. She really got much better at it as a young adult. She started experimenting with different flavors in the kitchen. Some experiments were good and got better and some well, they just ended up in the trash. Over time she developed a love of having gourmet dinner parties for her friends. They loved it too.

Around 1990 or so her Dad to let her write down his terrific recipe for his sweet BBQ sauce. He has been making it every since she was a child and it’s the best. He never uses measuring cups so it was a real stretch for him to measure while writing it all down. She began making ribs so much for her friends that they all just started raving about the sauce and how great it was and couldn’t understand why didn’t start her own business and make sauce. So one day while sitting at the beach her friends really started getting after her about taking the chance. They comment that got to her was “don’t waste it Jen, you don’t want to look back later and wonder what if I had ever done something with that sauce recipe.” So the challenge was born. She began hunting websites and promptly found one that had the headline of SO YOU WANT TO START YOUR OWN SAUCE COMPANY DO YOU? She couldn’t believe it. She found a co-packer in Ventura and they met many times at the IHop for inventory transfers-he in his unmarked van and her in my sedan. She said that she is sure that it looked funny. She’d drive back to San Diego with her little car so loaded down it’s a wonder it stopped at all.

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